Posted - 04/04/2007 : 15:24:39 I wouldn't pay Smyth anything over 4million. I don't think that he has enough "impact" in terms of being able to turn a game around by scoring or producing points in a key situation. With that said, I am not taking anything away from him, cause I do like him, but he is just more of a "team geling" player. He plays with A LOT of heart.

Beans15

Posted - 04/04/2007 : 15:16:13 Mik, it takes more than points to be considered a better player. Do not even attempt to say that Afinegenov can hold a candle to Smyth defensively, on the the PK, or as a gritty hard nosed digger. And read the post again. I gave him props as close. I love Afineganov.

Mikhailova

Posted - 04/04/2007 : 14:01:43 How is Smyth better than Afinogenov?? Smyth has 66 points in 68 games. Max has 57 and hasn't played since February. He has nearly as many points in a lot fewer games. On that pace he would've passed Smyth by a lot by now had he been healthy.

Beans15

Posted - 04/04/2007 : 12:13:08 Here is the list of $3-3.5 million/year players. I would put Smyth at the top of this list easily. Afinogenov and Drury are the only players on this list that come close to Smyth, and I don't think either are better players.

PS-These are numbers for this years salaries. Doan, for example, will make $4.6 million next year. Still, Smyth is a better player in my opinion. Doan is one of those guys who will be overpaid next year.

Posted - 04/04/2007 : 11:21:30 I would pay smyth about $4 million to play for me.But as for Kubina, he's been living up to that big salary lately, if anyone's been watching the leafs' games..

~~Go Leafs Go~~

Saku Steen

Posted - 04/04/2007 : 11:14:59

quote:Originally posted by juice32

Well,

If I was JFJ, i'd probably have to pay him 100 million a season. Cause I'd think that Kubina is worth 5 million a season

You enjoy being JFJ , dont you? Its pretty funny.

juice32

Posted - 04/04/2007 : 10:16:16 Well,

If I was JFJ, i'd probably have to pay him 100 million a season. Cause I'd think that Kubina is worth 5 million a season

butch33

Posted - 04/04/2007 : 10:04:06 alot of gm's would probably feel comfortable giving him 4.5 per season , but the bidding for him will get ridiculous , so dont be surprised to see him making 5.75 which is probably 1.25 mil too much

hopefully the islanders dont get sucked in too badly by Meehan if they decide to write a blank check

Saku Steen

Posted - 03/27/2007 : 04:07:52

quote:Originally posted by Beans15

I put him in the $4.5 million mark. Here is a list of players that are making between $4 million and $4.5 million. He certainly fits in this group. I would say in the top 25% of this list. The one's in bold are the one's I consider better than Smyth. The others, he is as good as or better.

This is helpful, but like babs said, it shows how muck they get overpaid.

bablaboushka

Posted - 03/26/2007 : 19:57:54 90% of those players not in bold are HIGHLY overpaid. He simply does not deserve that kind of money and using the equity factor here seems ridiculous.

Beans, how about a list of $3 million < Players < $3.5 million?

Ddeathblade

Posted - 03/26/2007 : 16:12:22 I'd pay him from 4 - 4.5 million. I know that he's the heart and soul, but there's no way he's worth as much as 5.5 mil, to even 6 million. I highly doubt there's a team that will sign him for that much in the off-season, even Edmonton. However, i hope that we get Ryan Smyth back

Beans15

Posted - 03/26/2007 : 16:10:27 I put him in the $4.5 million mark. Here is a list of players that are making between $4 million and $4.5 million. He certainly fits in this group. I would say in the top 25% of this list. The one's in bold are the one's I consider better than Smyth. The others, he is as good as or better.

Posted - 03/26/2007 : 06:54:31 Honestly, I would give him around 3.3 million. I never thought he was all that great. I know you all think i'm crazy but I just think that he wasn't as good as people thought he was. He may have a lot of points and has a good attitude, but I think that he isn't a great all around player.

That's just my opinion.

~~~~~GO STARS~~~~~

Saku Steen

Posted - 03/26/2007 : 03:49:51 I would pay Ryan Smyth up to 3.5 million. He is not worth a lot of money and I would rather other players then him; so I probably wouldnt try to sign him.

Canucks Man

Posted - 03/25/2007 : 21:58:34 3.5 tops sure he was there heart but you could have sticked anyone in front of the net to bang in rebonds, it just happend to be smyth

CANUCKS RULE!!!

bablaboushka

Posted - 03/25/2007 : 21:20:41

quote:Originally posted by Guest4644

quote:Originally posted by bablaboushka

$3.5 million tops.

He's good but is not worth anything close to franchise money.

Not franchise money? Have you seen what happened to the Oilers since he left?

Have you seen what's happened to them since 11 regulars got injured? Smyh was not the difference, give me a break and I'm sick of people saying that. If the Oilers really relied on a guy like Smyth then that says what kind of a team they really were.

PainTrain

Posted - 03/25/2007 : 20:49:24 3.5 dont get me wrong he is good but not great and yeah the impact he has made on the oilers is big but the amount of injuries they have.

Guest4644

Posted - 03/25/2007 : 20:22:38

quote:Originally posted by bablaboushka

$3.5 million tops.

He's good but is not worth anything close to franchise money.

Not franchise money? Have you seen what happened to the Oilers since he left?

oil fan97

Posted - 03/25/2007 : 19:38:42 I think about 4 million tops or at lest 3.5 million.